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The fruit of a two-year research project, this book aims to provide
the first historical account of the teaching of history in
twentieth-century England, and a series of reflections and
suggestions which will inform, feed into and influence the current
debate over teaching in schools, a debate which seems likely to go
on for several years.
The fruit of a two-year research project, this book aims to provide
the first historical account of the teaching of history in
20th-century England, and a series of reflections and suggestions
which will inform, feed into and influence the current debate over
teaching in schools, a debate which seems likely to go on for
years.
Collects twelve previously unpublished essays by one of Britain's
most eminent historians, David Cannadine, including his inaugural
and valedictory lectures at the Institute of Historical Research. A
unique volume discussing the study and nature of History itself and
a range of key topics and periods in British and Imperial History.
This book brings together David Cannadine's most important
reflections on how history has been written and made in Britain in
the twentieth century. Empire, monarchy, parliament, the economy,
culture, heritage and tradition: Cannadine casts his eye over some
of the central topics of our age and their treatment by historians
down the years, delivering rich insights into the nature and
profession of history itself. Most of the essays included here were
produced during his decade-long association with the Institute of
Historical Research in London and they are framed by his inaugural
and valedictory lectures there. The result is a remarkably coherent
collection, which demonstrates yet again why Cannadine is one of
the most thoughtful, original, incisive and readable historians of
our time.
'History makes plain the complexity and contingency of human
affairs and the range and variety of human experience; it enjoins
suspicion of simplistic analysis, simplistic explanation, and
simplistic prescription; it teaches proportion, perspective,
reflectiveness, breadth of view, tolerance of differing opinions,
and thus a greater sense of self-knowledge.'--David Cannadine
This book brings together David Cannadine's most important
reflections on how history has been written and made in Britain in
the twentieth century. Empire, monarchy, parliament, the economy,
culture, heritage and tradition: Cannadine casts his eye over some
of the central topics of our age and their treatment by historians
down the years, delivering rich insights into the nature and
profession of history itself. Most of the essays included here were
produced during his decade-long association with the Institute of
Historical Research in London and they are framed by his inaugural
and valedictory lectures there. The result is a remarkably coherent
collection, which demonstrates yet again why Cannadine is one of
the most thoughtful, original, incisive and readable historians of
our time.
Between the end of the Seven Years war in 1763, and the abolition
of slavery within its Empire in 1833, Britain's maritime engagement
with the wider world was transformed. The period was characterized
by the contradictory and competing forces of revolution and
reaction, 'liberty' and imperialism, war and peace, enlightenment
and enslavement. The essays in this collection offer the
path-breaking research of leading scholars to explore the
significance and complexities of Britain's maritime world in this
key period through a series of thematic discussions, comparing
similar and contrasting movements and events. They were originally
delivered as lectures in a series jointly sponsored by the
Institute of Historical Research and by the Centre for Imperial and
Maritime Studies at the National Maritime Museum.
Following the events and activity surrounding the bicentenary of
Trafalgar and the death of Nelson, this volume acts both as a
summary of what we have learned and a collection of some of the
best scholarship on the battle itself and its context and legacy.
It moves away from the figure of Nelson and brings new research
from a range of disciplinary perspectives to bear on one of the
most significant naval actions in the age of sail.
Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson was a colourful and complex character,
whose supremely successful naval career quickly attained legendary
status. By 1803 he was Britain's paramount hero and already maimed
with the loss of an arm and blind in one eye. He returned to war
when called back in May and spent a further two years at sea before
dying at the battle of Trafalgar in 1805. Today, two centuries
after his death, the 'immortal memory' of Nelson endures. In this
book, leading historians provide a radical reappraisal of his life
and times.
Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson was a colourful and complex character,
whose supremely successful naval career quickly attained legendary
status. By 1803 he was Britain's paramount hero and already maimed
with the loss of an arm and blind in one eye. He returned to war
when called back in May and spent a further two years at sea before
dying at the battle of Trafalgar in 1805. Today, two centuries
after his death, the 'immortal memory' of Nelson endures. In this
book, leading historians provide a radical reappraisal of his life
and times.
History is everywhere in the media. Television viewers can spend
every evening watching a different historian expound upon Empire,
Witchcraft, the Civil War or Royal Mistresses; or go to the cinema
and watch reconstructions of the Second World War, American Civil
War or Imperial China. Even current affairs reporting on
television, radio or in newspapers implicitly or explicitly
includes historical explanations. This book examines the boom in
history, in television and film, newspapers and radio and the
constraints and opportunities it offers. Leading historians and
high profile broadcasters, such as Melvyn Bragg, Simon Schama,
Tristram Hunt, Ian Kershaw and David Puttnam, draw on their
personal experiences to explore the problems and highlights of
representing history in the media.
History is everywhere in the media. Television viewers can spend
every evening watching a different historian expound upon Empire,
Witchcraft, the Civil War or Royal Mistresses or go to the cinema
and watch reconstructions of the Second World War, American Civil
War or Imperial China. Even current affairs reporting on
television, radio or in newspapers implicitly or explicitly
includes historical explanations. This book examines the boom in
history in television and film, newspapers and radio and the
constraints and opportunities it offers. Leading historians and
high profile broadcasters, such as Melvyn Bragg, Simon Schama,
Tristram Hunt, Ian Kershaw and David Puttnam, drawn on their
personal experiences to explore the problems and highlights of
representing history in the media.
E.H. Carr's What is History?, published in 1961, was a runaway bestseller and the most influential book to examine writing and thinking about history this century. To commemorate the book's forthieth anniversary, David Cannadine has gathered an all-star cast of contributors to ask and seek answers to E.H. Carr's classic question for a new generation of historians: what does it mean to study history at the start of the twenty-first century? The contributors pose this question anew for the most important and lively subfields of history writing today. For example, Alice Kessler-Harris ponders "what is gender history now?" while Paul Cartledge asks "what is social history now?" This volume stands along E.H. Carr's classic, paying tribute to his seminal inquiry while moving the debate into new territory, ensuring its freshness and relevance for a new century of historical study.
E.H. Carr's "What is History?," first published in 1961, was the
most influential book to examine writing and thinking about history
this century. To commemorate the book's forthieth anniversary,
David Cannadine has gathered an all-star cast of contributors to
ask and seek answers to E.H. Carr's classic question for a new
generation of historians: what does it mean to study history at the
start of the twenty-first century? The contributors pose this
question anew for the most important and lively subfields of
history writing today. For example, Alice Kessler-Harris ponders
"what is gender history now?" while Paul Cartledge asks "what is
social history now?" This volume stands alongside E.H. Carr's
classic, paying tribute to his seminal inquiry while moving the
debate into new territory, ensuring its freshness and relevance for
a new century of historical study.
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